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starting with president obama. he meets with a number of different groups today, labor leaders, civic groups, business leaders to talk about immigration. he wants to come up with a plan so that the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country living and working here for years can stay. on the other hand, here on capitol hill, we'll hear more approximate this in today's house judiciary committee hearing. lawmakers especially conservative republicans want to make sure the border is secure first. secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano has been touring that border. she's in el paso today. she says cracking down on the border, which is something that we need to focus on, isn't the only part of the solution. >> could never and it would be with unrealistic and no one, i think, using commonsense would say you will eliminate all crime, all illegal immigration. no city in the united states that has no crime and yet, most people believe they live in a fairly safe city or safe city. >> she's also concerned that too m
starting with president obama. he meets with a number of different groups today, labor leaders, civic groups, business leaders to talk about immigration. he wants to come up with a plan so that the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country living and working here for years can stay. on the other hand, here on capitol hill, we'll hear more approximate this in today's house judiciary committee hearing. lawmakers especially conservative republicans want to make sure the border is secure first....
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president obama unveiled the proposal last week. >>> we'll have to wait until spring for congress to wage a bitter battle over the debt limit in the nation. president obama signed into law a bill that raises the government's borrowing limit through the middle of may. it will allow the government to continue paying its bills. congress gave final approval to the legislation last week. the president had warned that the country's economic country could be threatened if congress did not pass the bill. >>> 4:33 right now. this morning a 5-year-old alabama boy is back with his family after being held hostage underground for a week. the fbi raided the bunker of jimmy lee dykes yesterday. he was killed and the boy was rescued. last week dykes boarded a school bus, shot and killed the bus driver and grabbed the child. the fbi says negotiations broke down with dykes. they noticed he was holding a gun and they believed the boy was in danger. so they moved in. >> at this point, fbi agents, fearing the child was in imminent danger, entered the bunker and rescued the child. >> he's endured a lot. b
president obama unveiled the proposal last week. >>> we'll have to wait until spring for congress to wage a bitter battle over the debt limit in the nation. president obama signed into law a bill that raises the government's borrowing limit through the middle of may. it will allow the government to continue paying its bills. congress gave final approval to the legislation last week. the president had warned that the country's economic country could be threatened if congress did not...
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president obama will present the awards to americans committed to public service. in year's recipient's are mary gomez and terry shim a will receive the honor. he's an army veteran. congratulations to them. >> huge honor. big deal for sure. coming up on 4:31 on this friday morning. the weekend is finally here. not too cold a start for a nice friday. >> let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein to see how the weather is shaping up. >> we've had clouds roll n temperatures are down near freezing. but we have a light wind. so it's feeling more like a typical february morning. right now, it's in the low to mid-30s in montgomery county. much of prince george's county low to mid-30s. mid-30s in the district of columbia. virginia, arlington, fauquier, stafford, spotsylvania, upper 20s to right around 30 degrees. so it's a cold start this morning. an hour by hour through the morning hours, we'll have our temperatures holding steady through 7:00. mid-30s by 8:00 a.m. soaring to near 50 degrees by noontime. sunrise this morning at 6:59. the sunset at 5:46. hometown foreca
president obama will present the awards to americans committed to public service. in year's recipient's are mary gomez and terry shim a will receive the honor. he's an army veteran. congratulations to them. >> huge honor. big deal for sure. coming up on 4:31 on this friday morning. the weekend is finally here. not too cold a start for a nice friday. >> let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein to see how the weather is shaping up. >> we've had clouds roll n temperatures...
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president obama will speak at that ceremony. >>> first lady michelle obama will appear on late night with jimmy fallon. she's busy spreading the word about her let's move campaign. she can take on fallon in a fitness challenge. this month marked the three-year anniversary of her healthy living initiative for kids. >> i don't think i'd do too well against her either. >>> a major recall that may make you want to put down your breakfast. 38,000 pounds of pork sausage, it's recalling grault any mild pork sausage rolls. smithfield packing company based had virginia is warning that their products may contain small pieces of plastic. the recall effects 11 states, including the district of columbia and maryland. >>> incredible video that might convince you to keep the safety bar down on the chairlift when you go skiing. check this out. this is 17 year oiled jacob gutierrez hanging from a chairlift in new mexico. he slips off after trying to throw a snowball at his friends. after 6:00 of trying to pull himself back up, he plummets 45 feet to the ground. amazingly, essa live. he did suffer a l
president obama will speak at that ceremony. >>> first lady michelle obama will appear on late night with jimmy fallon. she's busy spreading the word about her let's move campaign. she can take on fallon in a fitness challenge. this month marked the three-year anniversary of her healthy living initiative for kids. >> i don't think i'd do too well against her either. >>> a major recall that may make you want to put down your breakfast. 38,000 pounds of pork sausage, it's...
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can see the civil war and america exhibit which includes president lincoln's bible used by president obama at this year's inauguration. admission is free and it's open today from 10:00 to 3:00 p.m. that's worth a trip to the library of congress. a beautiful building. >> got out of the car it morning, it wasn't that bad, and then the wind came through it's when the wind smacks you in the face. >> it's freezing out there. meteorologist tom kierein here with the forecast. tom, good morning. >> certainly is feeling and looking like winter. shenandoah valley in many locations around the region, we got a quick dusting of snow from snow showers. this viewer sent in this gorgeous photo from shenandoah valley. weather at nbcwashington.com to send your photos. we had those snow showers. we're off to a clear start. the winds are gusting. temperatures are down to just near 20 degrees. most of the region, including southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, few locations in the mid-20s. in the upper teens in montgomery county. reagan national now only 23. the winds are gusting around 15, 20 miles
can see the civil war and america exhibit which includes president lincoln's bible used by president obama at this year's inauguration. admission is free and it's open today from 10:00 to 3:00 p.m. that's worth a trip to the library of congress. a beautiful building. >> got out of the car it morning, it wasn't that bad, and then the wind came through it's when the wind smacks you in the face. >> it's freezing out there. meteorologist tom kierein here with the forecast. tom, good...
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thanks. >>> it could be a grueling day for president obama's pick to head the cia. john brennan will face tough questions from democrats and republicans during his confirmation hearing. brennan, who is the president's chief counterterrorism adviser now, is under scrutiny for the administration's use of drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists overseas. the senate intelligence committee will also likely grill him over his support for the bush administration's interrogation policies. brennan served in the cia under president george w. bush. >>> today is defense secretary leon panetta's turn to answer questions about september's deadly attack in benghazi, libya. he and the chairman of the joint chiefs will testify before the senate armed services committee. they will discuss the results of the defense department's internal review of the attack on the u.s. consulate. four americans were killed there including ambassador chris stevens. >>> the threat of huge budget cuts next smooth forcing the pentagon to make a drastic move this morning. defense secretary leon panetta
thanks. >>> it could be a grueling day for president obama's pick to head the cia. john brennan will face tough questions from democrats and republicans during his confirmation hearing. brennan, who is the president's chief counterterrorism adviser now, is under scrutiny for the administration's use of drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists overseas. the senate intelligence committee will also likely grill him over his support for the bush administration's interrogation policies....
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president obama will present the awards to americans committed to public service. this year's recipient include maria gomez who founded mary's center in the district. it provides health care and other services to the less fortunate. terry shima will also receive the honor. he's a former executive director of the american yap niece veterans association ziechblt the company behind the little blue box is seeing red. tiffany is suing costco. cnbc's courtney reagan live now to explain why. >> the iconic jeweler, tiffany, is suing costco claiming the club operator is selling counterfeit diamond engagement rings that bear the luxury retailer's name. they're alleging trademark infringement on false advertising. tiffany believes hundreds if not thousands of consumers bought what they thought were authentic tiffany products. luxury chains sue to stop sales of imitation items that cut into their own sales and customer loyalty. trump plaza is under new ownership. it's been sold to a california investment group for a bargain basement price of $20 million. that's the lowest ever
president obama will present the awards to americans committed to public service. this year's recipient include maria gomez who founded mary's center in the district. it provides health care and other services to the less fortunate. terry shima will also receive the honor. he's a former executive director of the american yap niece veterans association ziechblt the company behind the little blue box is seeing red. tiffany is suing costco. cnbc's courtney reagan live now to explain why. >>...
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police are speaking to two persons of interest. >>> the obama administration is defending the -- dennis mcdone owe is revising it if -- republicans say the president is just playing politics. >> leaking this out does set things in the wrong direction. >> this raises the question that many of us continue to wonder about. does the president want a result or does he want another -- >> the bill would create a visa for undocumented immigrants and would lou them to become -- it would bolster funding for -- >>> firefighters on the scene of a fire in gaithersburg. news 4's derrick ward is there. what can you tell us? >> we're at the intersection of south frederick avenue and cedar avenue where firefighters seem to have this fire knocked down. let me sort of explain the situation. there is an apartment building. the executive gardens apartment. next to it adjacent to it is a small commercial complex. the apartment doesn't seem to be involved but the fire is concentrated here. firefighters have it knocked down. when we got here, there was smoke showing. it's dissipated since then. there's a tax p
police are speaking to two persons of interest. >>> the obama administration is defending the -- dennis mcdone owe is revising it if -- republicans say the president is just playing politics. >> leaking this out does set things in the wrong direction. >> this raises the question that many of us continue to wonder about. does the president want a result or does he want another -- >> the bill would create a visa for undocumented immigrants and would lou them to become...
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today, president obama takes his push for gun control legislation on the road with a visit to minneapolis. the president will sit down with law enforcement leaders. many who handled a workplace shooting last september. five people were killed then. that meeting will happen blocks from where 5-year-old boy was killed this summer. >>> the national rifle association continues to -- >> there's going to be law abiding people caught up in a bureaucratic nightmare. there's going to be abuse in terms of prosecutions and it's all going to affect the only the law abiding people. the criminals could careless. >> this ad ran here in d.c. during the super bowl showing la pierre saying in 1999 that they supported background checks. >> state attorney general doug gants letter who host a meeting discussing curbing gun violence. >>> incoming secretary of state john kerry will meet his new staff. kerry will address his new employees at 9:00 this morning at the state department. it was a busy first weekend for the former massachusetts senator. he talked to palestinian president mahmoud abbas and peres about
today, president obama takes his push for gun control legislation on the road with a visit to minneapolis. the president will sit down with law enforcement leaders. many who handled a workplace shooting last september. five people were killed then. that meeting will happen blocks from where 5-year-old boy was killed this summer. >>> the national rifle association continues to -- >> there's going to be law abiding people caught up in a bureaucratic nightmare. there's going to be...
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president obama will meet separately with labor and progressive leaders. it's definitely a big issue. this is certainly not the end but i think the beginning. aaron, back to you. >> courtney reagan, at cnbc, thank you. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. no snow. are we getting a warmup, toe? it seems like we'll get better weather. >> warming to near average temperatures. >> near average. >> snow lovers have been doing a lot of laundry, washing our crying towels. again, overnight, we didn't get much at all of snow. first light of day, there's the last light of last evening. a wonderful photo at sunset taken in rockville by one of our viewers. are your weather and nature pics to weather at nbcwashington.com. there's had the first light of day spreading over the potomac river and national airport. live view from the hd city camera. all cloudy at reagan national. it's 35 degrees. we've got a light breeze coming this out of the north, northeast. the snow zipped north of us. did not leave any accumulation. we've got a few sprinkles of light rain this ar
president obama will meet separately with labor and progressive leaders. it's definitely a big issue. this is certainly not the end but i think the beginning. aaron, back to you. >> courtney reagan, at cnbc, thank you. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. no snow. are we getting a warmup, toe? it seems like we'll get better weather. >> warming to near average temperatures. >> near average. >> snow lovers have been doing a lot of laundry, washing our...
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he's president obama's pick to head the cia. he'll face tough questions from democrats and republicans. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in a written response to those lawmakers he faces later today, brennan says that those drone strikes are rare but are legal. he is defending them and will talk more about that today. he'll be asked more about that today as the top counterterror adviser for the president. the white house also releasing what had been a classified memo to lawmakers on these intelligence committees with the legal justification for why the u.s. thinks or, as the white house put, it we're doing this for the right reasons in the right way. but the ucla, privacy groups, lawmakers, even some states disagree. 11 states are trying to restrict how drones are used in their areas. but the big question is, can the administration without a court getting involved, without prior approval, use these unmanned drones to kill terror suspects overseas that are sometim
he's president obama's pick to head the cia. he'll face tough questions from democrats and republicans. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in a written response to those lawmakers he faces later today, brennan says that those drone strikes are rare but are legal. he is defending them and will talk more about that today. he'll be asked more about that today as the top counterterror adviser for the president. the white house...
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president obama will join them today to promote his second-term agenda. that meeting takes place at the lansdowne resort in leesburg. the president is scheduled to be there this afternoon. >>> before the meeting, the president will speak at the 61st annual national prayer breakfast. it's happening at the washington hilton in northwest d.c. the president will meet with religious and community leaders. this video is from last year when he said he relies on his faith and values to guide him. >>> today a very busy day on capitol hill including two high-profile hearings. leon panetta will testify before congress today, perhaps for the financial time as defense secretary -- final time as defense secretary. he and the chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff will answer questions about the deadly attack on the consulate in benghazi, libya. they'll fill in the armed services committee on the results of the depends department's internal review. four americans were killed including ambassador christopher stevens. >>> and sparks could fly when president obama's pick to
president obama will join them today to promote his second-term agenda. that meeting takes place at the lansdowne resort in leesburg. the president is scheduled to be there this afternoon. >>> before the meeting, the president will speak at the 61st annual national prayer breakfast. it's happening at the washington hilton in northwest d.c. the president will meet with religious and community leaders. this video is from last year when he said he relies on his faith and values to guide...
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president obama gun in hand skeet shooting at camp david. this is something that reporters had been reporters had been requesting. critics are saying by doing so. the white house is trying to get the support of conservatives who are backing the second amendment to convince them that the president backs the second amendment while he's pushing the gun control measures, not working they say. meantime, did you see the super bowl ad on gun violence and children? take a look and a listen to what the mra said back then after columbine. that was in the ad and now. >> we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. no loopholes anywhere for anyone. >> it's never going to be universal. the criminals aren't going to comply with it. they could care less. >> that's the nra then and now. that ad sponsored by mayors for illegal guns. new york mayor michael bloomberg's group and mayor gray is a part of that group and so are several mayors from montgomery and pg counties. >> tracie potts on capitol h
president obama gun in hand skeet shooting at camp david. this is something that reporters had been reporters had been requesting. critics are saying by doing so. the white house is trying to get the support of conservatives who are backing the second amendment to convince them that the president backs the second amendment while he's pushing the gun control measures, not working they say. meantime, did you see the super bowl ad on gun violence and children? take a look and a listen to what the...
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president obama signed a federal disaster declaration. a powerful twister with 170 mile-per-hour winds touched down sunday. it did damage to the university of southern mississippi and more than 800 homes. the declaration will help state and local agencies in their recovery efforts. it may also provide grants to help business owners and individuals rebuild from the storm and provide temporary housing. >>> he's already banned large sodas and other sugary drinks. now mayor bloomberg wants to outlaw some of the containers the drinks come in. he's proposing a ban on styrofoam. the mayor will announce had his final state of the city speech. story foam is tough to recycle, and 20,000 tons gets into new york city's waste system every year. los angeles and san francisco are already adopting similar bans. >>> a popular energy drink will no longer be labeled a dietary supplement. monster energy drink will be just a drink. its new label will list nutrition facts instead of supplement facts. the label will also include calf teen content. the ceo -- ca
president obama signed a federal disaster declaration. a powerful twister with 170 mile-per-hour winds touched down sunday. it did damage to the university of southern mississippi and more than 800 homes. the declaration will help state and local agencies in their recovery efforts. it may also provide grants to help business owners and individuals rebuild from the storm and provide temporary housing. >>> he's already banned large sodas and other sugary drinks. now mayor bloomberg wants...
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. >> it could be telling for the obama administration. we are going to discuss the confirmation process with chuck todd. >>> and they may just look like road signs but did you know they are designed to protect you in an accident. i got it when we could download an hd movie in like two minutes. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios -- america's fastest, most reliable internet -- you get it. but don't take our word for it, ask a real fios customer. ask me why fiber optics matters. ask me about the upload speeds. [ male announcer ] so, send a tweet, and get the real scoop from a real fios customer. supercharge your internet speeds. switch to fios online for only $94.99 a month and we'll triple your speed for free with an upgrade to fios quantum internet. call the verizon center plus, get $250 back for customers with disabilities with a 2-year agreement. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> this is undoubtly a time of transition for the obama administration. >> here to talk about the changes happening now and others ahead, we have chuck todd.
. >> it could be telling for the obama administration. we are going to discuss the confirmation process with chuck todd. >>> and they may just look like road signs but did you know they are designed to protect you in an accident. i got it when we could download an hd movie in like two minutes. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios -- america's fastest, most reliable internet -- you get it. but don't take our word for it, ask a real fios customer. ask me why fiber optics...
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. >>> in the day ahead, president obama travels to georgia to push his universal preschool plan. he will visit the college heights early childhood learning center in decatur, georgia. high-quality pre-k was a surprise initiative raised during the state of the union tuesday. today the president plans to detail how preschool accessible to kids nationwide. georgia was the first state to offer voluntary prekindergarten to all 4-year-olds regardless of a family's income. >>> and this morning, we are hearing from the couple held hostage by a suspected murderer in california. how they acted, how they say he acted before a dramatic standoff with police. >>> plus, this morning, new information for anyone who's about to work out. who says slow and steady is the way to go? >>> wet roads and falling temperatures, a bad combination. we're watching for any problems with your weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> and lady gaga delivers bad news. >>> two school delays into our newsroom now. frederick county, maryland, and page county, virginia, schools will open two hours late today. >>> time for w
. >>> in the day ahead, president obama travels to georgia to push his universal preschool plan. he will visit the college heights early childhood learning center in decatur, georgia. high-quality pre-k was a surprise initiative raised during the state of the union tuesday. today the president plans to detail how preschool accessible to kids nationwide. georgia was the first state to offer voluntary prekindergarten to all 4-year-olds regardless of a family's income. >>> and...